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Mike Collins
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PostMon Feb 10, 2003 6:34 am 
It was a crystal clear day above 1,500 feet while fog shrouded the Puget Sound lowlands. Our route to the summit of Hidden Lake Peak (7,088') varied a little from the standard trail approach. Take the Sibley Creek Road to where there is a rock retaining wall on the right at 3,000' (the road ends at 3,400'). Just before getting to the wall is old growth. Go uphill through easy forest in an ESE direction along a subtle ridge (it is more apparent on a map). This route will connect with the trail at about 5,800' but will shave off perhaps 1+ mile of travel. It was quite weird to not encounter snow until above 4,000' on this route. This area has not gotten much precipitation during the winter. We tagged the true summit before heading over to the lookout. It was a little bit of heaven sitting in the warm lookout (60+ degrees inside) with incredible views of Eldorado and Johannesberg. We were the second party to sign the register this winter so not much traffic up there.

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PostMon Feb 10, 2003 10:36 am 
You do man Mike. You mean this view? TB

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PostMon Feb 10, 2003 1:00 pm 
That looks like the peak...But it is entirely covered with snow right now. The true summit is about 200 feet taller than the lookout site.

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